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SC bans plastic pouches for gutka
Why not ban the product?
Why not ban the product?
The Supreme Court has banned the sale of gutka, tobacco and pan masala in plastic sachets from March 2011. The bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi has asked the manufacturers to decide on the alternative packaging material or close down. The bench asked the government to conduct a survey on the ill-effects of tobacco products within eight weeks, and examine the effects of packaging these products in plastic pouches on human health.
The companies in their special leave petitions had contended that none of the products violated any statute. The basic ingredient of the pouch was polypropylene and had very small amount of plastic for preserving the product, they added. In September 2007 the apex court had stayed the impugned judgment of the Rajasthan High Court that restrained gutka, tobacco and pan masala manufacturers from selling their products in plastic sachets in the State.
Upholding the truth
Dogs resemble owners
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We unconsciously imitate the gesture of those around us, dogs also copy human gestures, suggest a research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Researchers from the University of Vienna, Austria and the University of Oxford trained some dogs to open a sliding door with either their paw or mouth. One group of dogs was rewarded when they used the same method as their trainer, another when they used a method different from the trainer’s. Researchers found that the second group took more attempts to get the task right, indicating that dogs are subject to automatic imitation. The results of the test suggest that the imitative behaviour of dogs is shaped more by their developmental interactions with humans than by their evolutionary history of domestication.
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Too much screen time is bad for active kids too
Parents keep it in mind
Children’s screen viewing is related to psychological difficulties. Children who watch TV or play computer games for 2 hours or more a day are more likely to have poor concentration, behave badly and have difficulties relating to other people – even if they are physically active, according to a research published in Pediatrics – the official journal of American Academy of Pediatrics.
Using a standard test of children’s psychological well-being, researchers at the University of Bristol’s centre for exercise, nutrition and health sciences, UK, found that children who watched TV for an average of 2 hours or more per day were 61 per cent more likely to have emotional, social and concentration problems, the equivalent figure for 2 hours or more of computer- based entertainment – primarily computer games – was 59 per cent. Exercise didn’t help much, found the researchers.
Engage children differently
The companies in their special leave petitions had contended that none of the products violated any statute. The basic ingredient of the pouch was polypropylene and had very small amount of plastic for preserving the product, they added. In September 2007 the apex court had stayed the impugned judgment of the Rajasthan High Court that restrained gutka, tobacco and pan masala manufacturers from selling their products in plastic sachets in the State.
Upholding the truth
Dogs resemble owners
His mater's face
We unconsciously imitate the gesture of those around us, dogs also copy human gestures, suggest a research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Researchers from the University of Vienna, Austria and the University of Oxford trained some dogs to open a sliding door with either their paw or mouth. One group of dogs was rewarded when they used the same method as their trainer, another when they used a method different from the trainer’s. Researchers found that the second group took more attempts to get the task right, indicating that dogs are subject to automatic imitation. The results of the test suggest that the imitative behaviour of dogs is shaped more by their developmental interactions with humans than by their evolutionary history of domestication.
A natural copier
Too much screen time is bad for active kids too
Parents keep it in mind
Children’s screen viewing is related to psychological difficulties. Children who watch TV or play computer games for 2 hours or more a day are more likely to have poor concentration, behave badly and have difficulties relating to other people – even if they are physically active, according to a research published in Pediatrics – the official journal of American Academy of Pediatrics.
Using a standard test of children’s psychological well-being, researchers at the University of Bristol’s centre for exercise, nutrition and health sciences, UK, found that children who watched TV for an average of 2 hours or more per day were 61 per cent more likely to have emotional, social and concentration problems, the equivalent figure for 2 hours or more of computer- based entertainment – primarily computer games – was 59 per cent. Exercise didn’t help much, found the researchers.
Engage children differently
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